Documents of the Rif Republic delegation to the United Nations

وثائق وفد جمهورية الريف لدى الأمم المتحدة

1. THE RIFF DELEG

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which has no justification in the eyes of the Lord and
which will cause tho useless destruction of mary Spanierds
and Riffians,

‘he Spanierda believe that they have been entrusted
by Surope with the work of reformation and civilisation in
Riff, But the Riffions ask: "Doss reformation consist in
destruction of babitetions by the use of forbidden weapons,
does it consist in interference in religion, or in usurping
othere! rij

ate? Or is 18 a nase for the annexation of
another's lend under covás of protection ? The objsct of
protection in to preserve the sights of and protest the
subjects in question and Surepe can now soe that wa aro
in need of soueone who will protect us fron the aggression
of this power against œuf liberty, cur independence, our
honour and our wonon,

The rising of Riff cane as & consequence of the
oppression and transgression of the Spanish youths placed
in authority there. Their porore were extended over the
Groat Muslim Divinos, the oivil officers and native troopa;
20 they vegen to take possesaion of land and people.
possession characteristic of the days of barbarian - tut
simply because they zo Ey ths name of Auropoans, they claim
to be civilised, while ag a matter of fact, far fran being
refomers or protectors, they are only blind eonaunrore,

Aff hos lived a treo life and its mon are being
sncrificed today in defence of their freedom and religion.

Riff does not object to modern civilisation, nor de

she averse to projects of reformstion; neither will she.

9. ee SOCIÉTÉ DES NATIONS. 1920. AGUE OF NATION

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